1 Raja-raja 2:23

2:23 King Solomon then swore an oath by the Lord, “May God judge me severely, ¹  if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life! ² 

1 Raja-raja 2:25

2:25 King Solomon then sent ³  Benaiah son of Jehoiada, and he killed Adonijah. ⁴ 

1 Raja-raja 2:31

2:31 The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family ⁵  the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds. ⁶ 

[2:23]  ¹ tn Heb “So may God do to me, and so may he add.”

[2:23]  ² tn Heb “if with his life Adonijah has not spoken this word.”

[2:25]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “by the hand of.”

[2:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he struck him and he died.”

[2:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “house.”

[2:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “take away the undeserved bloodshed which Joab spilled from upon me and from upon the house of my father.”